New to Dom 3 - Seeking Advice

[magemaster]

Try F2 to, so you know if you should mess with a certain nation if you stumble onto it. Another good nation to learn on is EA Ulm. Use Archers until you can buy the archers with armor- I can't remember what they're called. As being new, too, I have a question. How many men do I put on seige, so I can move out and take other enemy provinces-to prevent armies from crushing my seigers?